David Polkinghorne

David Polkinghorne

Onthelookout takes crew for a wild ride

David Polkinghorne Could a casual chat in the lead-up to Black Opal Stakes day between trainer and owner lead to the ''Steven Bradbury of racing'' ending Black Caviar's 24-race winning streak at Randwick on Saturday?

Good things come in threes

David Polkinghorne Our regular Lucky Lobster Kyle Mackey-Laws is away this week, which bodes well for punters who enjoy returns that aren't purely scratchings as David 'Polky' Polkinghorne fills in.

Racing

Olive lines up latest debutant

David Polkinghorne Nick Olive gets excited when he takes a horse to the races - those three zeroes in the runs-wins-places columns could lead to the next Black Caviar-esque winning streak.

Racing

Odds seem deceiving for Williams's big Guineas chance

David Polkinghorne THE BIG rain has put a dampener on trainer Danny Williams's Canberra Guineas hope Deceiver's in the 1400 metre listed three-year-old sprint.

Queen of Canberra under the hammer

Queanbeyan Age. 6-1-12. Performers of 2011. Karuta Queen. Photo by Paul Rovere

David Polkinghorne Karuta Queen's sensational victory in the Magic Millions captured the imagination of Canberra at the same time supermare Black Caviar's record-breaking winning streak was starting to capture the...